M313P Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2008

M313P — COTTON, MANMADE FIBER STAPLE, AND RAW LINTERS
(CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS, AND SPINDLE ACTIVITY)
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
REPORTING CALENDAR FOR 2 0 0 8
M ont h

Num ber of w eeks
in period

Period cov ered

J anuary
February
M arc h

5
4
5

Decem ber 3 0 , 2 0 0 7 — February 2 , 2 0 0 8
February 3 n M arch 1
M arch 2 n A pril 5

A pril
M ay
J une

4
4
5

A pril 6 — M ay 3
M ay 4 — M ay 3 1
J une 1 — J uly 5

J uly
A ugust
Sept em ber

4
4
5

J uly 6 — A ugust 2
A ugust 3 — A ugust 3 0
A ugust 3 1 — Oct ober 4

Oc t ober
Nov em ber
Decem ber

4
4
5

Oc t ober 5 — Nov em ber 1
Nov em ber 2 — Nov em ber 2 9
Nov em ber 3 0 — January 3 , 2 0 0 9

1 . Scope of survey

b. Stocks of materials

This surv ey cov ers all m anuf ac t uring plant s
consum ing cot t on, m anm ade f iber st aple, and raw
lint ers ex c ept consum pt ion of unc ut t op and ot her
longer f ibers on t he " A m eric an" and ot her new sy st em s
f or spinning uncut t op.

Report t he inv ent ory of m at erials locat ed in y our m ill,
m ill w arehouse, or in any priv at e st orage place w hich
y ou ow n or lease as of t he close of business on t he last
day of t he report period.
Your f igures should include —

2 . Figures to be reported
Com panies w it h m ore t han one est ablishm ent
consum ing t he produc t s cov ered by t his surv ey are
request ed t o c om plet e a separat e report f orm f or each
locat ion. If y ou hav e not rec eiv ed a separat e f orm f or
each of y our est ablishm ent s, please c all t he c ont act
show n on t he report f orm or w rit e t o t he U.S. Census
Bureau f or addit ional f orm s.

Raw lint ers, hull f iber, delint , and oil m ill m ot es in bale
f orm
St ock s in t hese locat ions regardless of ow nership of t he
m at erial
St ockpile cot t on released by t he General Serv ices
A dm inist rat ion

a. Consumption of materials

but ex clude —

Your f igures should inc lude —

In-process m at erial such as rov ing, bat t s, f elt s,
bleached raw st ock, et c.

M at erial passed t hrough t he opener or ot herw ise
rem ov ed f rom inv ent ory and put int o process f or
carding, spinning, bleaching, et c ., inc luding all lint er
cut s, hull f iber, delint , and oil m ill m ot es.

M at erial st ored in public w arehouses or at ot her
m anuf act uring plant s. (These m at erials w ill be
report ed by t he w arehouse or at t he ot her
m anuf act uring plant s.)

but ex clude —
Consum pt ion of cot t on and t ex t ile w ast e and all ot her
w ast e m at erials, suc h as gin m ot es.

Bat t ings and pads m ade f rom lint ers by ot hers. A lso, do
not include lint ers pulp and gin m ot es.

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DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS —Continued

c. Spindle and rotor hours

3 . Definitions

Ent er t he t ot al spindle and/or rot or hours operat ed
during t he period of eac h f iber classif ic at ion.

Spindles and rot ors — The t erm " cot t on-sy st em
spinning spindles" does not include spindles operat ed
on t he " A m erican" and ot her new sy st em s f or spinning
uncut t op. It does, how ev er, include rot ors operat ing
(open-end spinning). The t ot al num ber of
cot t on-sy st em spindles and/or rot ors should be
report ed w het her or not such m achines are used on
cot t on. For act iv e spindles and/or rot ors, report t he
num ber act iv e f or t he shif t during w hich t he largest
num ber of spindles and/or rot ors operat ed on t he last
day of t he period, show ing separat ely t he num ber
act iv e f or each f iber classif icat ion.

d. Units of measure
Report in t he unit of m easure specif ied f or each it em .
W here t housands of pounds are request ed f or
dom est ic and f oreign cot t on consum pt ion and st ocks,
report on net t rading w eight basis. Conv ert f oreign
cot t on t o 5 0 0 lb. equiv alent gross w eight bales by
div iding t he t ot al w eight including baling m at erials by
5 0 0 , or t he net w eight of t he cot t on ex c luding baling
m at erials by 4 8 0 .

4 . Special inquiry for July 2 0 0 8
Report raw lint ers consum pt ion and st ock s in running
bales and t housands of pounds.

A supplem ent al inquiry w ill be included w it h y our
J uly report . Please use all t he abov e def init ions w hen
com plet ing t his inquiry .

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
REFERENCE LIST
FORM

M313P

COTTON, MANMADE FIBER STAPLE, AND RAW LINTERS
(CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS, AND SPINDLE ACTIVITY)
Section I — RAW COTTON, LINTERS, AND OTHER M ATERIALS

Product
code

Item
code

11192011

Item description
American Upland cotton
Consumed
Staples less than 1" in length

1101

Running bales

1102

Thousand pounds1
Staples 1" and 1–1/32"

1103

Running bales

1104

Thousand pounds1
Staples 1–1/16" and 1–3/32"

1105

Running bales

1106

Thousand pounds1
Staples longer than 1–3/32"

1107

Running bales

1108

Thousand pounds1
Total American Upland cotton
Consumed

1111

Running bales

1113

Thousand pounds1
Stocks

1114

Running bales

1116

Thousand pounds1

11192014

Extra long staple American-Pima, Sea Island, and domestic raw cotton other than American Upland
Consumed
Running bales
Thousand pounds1

1119
1120

Stocks
Running bales
Thousand pounds1

1123
1125
11192024

Foreign cotton cleared by the Customs Bureau for consumption
Upland
Consumed
2001

500 lb. equivalent gross w eight bales2

2002

Thousand pounds1
Stocks

2004

500 lb. equivalent gross w eight bales2

2005

Thousand pounds1

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
1

Report on net trading w eight basis.
Convert foreign cotton to 500 lb. equivalent gross w eight bales by dividing the total w eight, including baling materials, by 500; or the net
w eight of the cotton excluding baling materials, by 480.

2

REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM M 3 1 3 P

Section I — RAW COTTON, LINTERS, AND OTHER MATERIALS - Continued
Product
code

Item
code

11192034

Item description
Foreign cotton cleared by the Customs Bureau for consumption - continued
Other than Upland
Consumed

2101

500 lb. equivalent gross w eight bales2

2102

Thousand pounds1
Stocks

2104

500 lb. equivalent gross w eight bales2

2105

Thousand pounds1
Foreign cotton awaiting opening of quota or held in a customs bonded warehouse for export
Upland

11192023

3003

11192038

3013

Stocks — Thousand pounds1
Other than Upland

3112237100pt

Stocks — Thousand pounds1
Raw linters (exclude battings, pads, and linters pulp, but include all linters cuts, hull fiber, delint, and
oil mill motes.)
Other than bleachers
Consumed

5531

Running bales
Stocks

5532

Running bales
Bleachers
Consumed

5541

Running bales

5542

Thousand pounds1
Stocks

5551

Running bales

5552

Thousand pounds1

3252210141pt

Rayon and acetate staple
Consumed
6611

Thousand pounds1
Stocks

6612
3252221125pt

Thousand pounds1
Nylon staple
Consumed

6621

Thousand pounds1
Stocks

6622

Thousand pounds1

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
1

Report on net trading w eight basis.

2

Convert foreign cotton to 500 lb. equivalent gross w eight bales by dividing the total w eight, including baling materials, by 500; or the net
w eight of the cotton excluding baling materials, by 480.

REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM M313P

Section I — RAW COTTON, LINTERS, AND OTHER MATERIALS - Continued
Product
code

Item
code

3252220000

Item description
Acrylic staple
Consumed
Thousand pounds1

6631

Stocks
Thousand pounds1

6632
3252227531pt

Polyester staple
Consumed
Thousand pounds1

6641

Stocks
Thousand pounds1

6642
325222A131pt

Manmade fiber staple other than rayon, acetate, nylon, acrylic, or polyester
6651

Consumed
Thousand pounds1

6652

Stocks
Thousand pounds1

¹Report on net trading w eight basis.
pt = part

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM M313P

Section II — COTTON SYSTEM SPINNING SPINDLES IN PLACE AND ACTIVE ON THE LAST
WORKDAY AND SPINDLE HOURS OPERATING DURING THE PERIOD
Item
code

8713
8714
8716
8718
8719
8722
8724
8726
8728
8732
8734
8736
8738
8742
8744
8746
8748

9724
9726
9728
9734
9736
9738
9744
9746
9748

Item description
Report Number of Spindles
Cotton-system spindles
In place, total
Ring spindles
Air jet positions
Open-end positions, including rotor and frict ion
Idle
Active spindles consuming:
100% cot ton
Ring spindles
Air jet positions
Open-end positions, including rotor and frict ion
100% manmade fiber staple
Ring spindles
Air jet positions
Open-end positions, including rotor and frict ion
Mixtures, blends, and fibers other than 100% cot ton or 100% manmade
Ring spindles
Air jet positions
Open-end positions, including rotor and frict ion
Report Hours Operated in Thousands
Total hours operated during period consuming
100% cot ton:
Ring spindles
Air jet positions
Open-end positions, including rotor and frict ion
100% manmade fiber st aple:
Ring spindles
Air jet positions
Open-end positions, including rotor and frict ion
Mixtures, blends, and fibers other than 100% cotton or 100% manmade:
Ring spindles
Air jet positions
Open-end positions, including rotor and frict ion
IMPORTANT: DO NOT COMPLETE THIS SECTION UNTIL JULY 31, 2008
Section III — SPECIAL END OF YEAR INQUIRY: COTTON AND RAW LINTERS DESTROYED
DURING THE SEASON, AUGUST 1, 2007 THROUGH JULY 31, 2008
Report in running bales (if none enter " None" or " 0" )

0987
0988
0990

For raw cot ton and raw linters destroyed, include all such materials destroyed at this establishment.
Do not include the bales of salvageable cotton sent to pickeries for reprocessing. Do not report as destroyed if such
material w as previously reported as consumed.
Cotton
Linters
VERIFICATION TOTAL (Sum of codes 0987 and 0988)

12/12/007

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